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Brazilian industry still struggling to keep up

The sharp rise in Brazilian industrial production in May largely reflects a rebound from the drop in

output seen in April.

The sector has broadly stagnated over the past couple of months and the fall in June’s

manufacturing PMI to below 50 suggests that the outlook for industry is getting worse rather than better.

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